I think that has more to do with location and numbers vs a general rule of thumb applicable to the entirety of the country. I don’t think I’ve seen a supremacist protest with more than maybe a dozen or two idiots there, maybe 3 dozen max. And there’s very few places where they feel emboldened enough to actually do that without fear of retribution from fellow citizens. Jan 6th being the biggest exception, of course. That was more of a coup attempt than a typical protest, though.
Maybe I’m out of the loop though and this is a growing problem and the news just isn’t covering it. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Jan 6th didn’t even get suppressed and broken up by police. The police gave a tiny bit of resistance that day compared to similarly sized peaceful protests against racism and Israel’s genocide until the Jan 6th protestors assaulted the cops.
Cops responding to actual violence isn’t suppressing and breaking up a protest.
I specifically mentioned Jan 6th being an exception. I was talking about the generality the post’s image is claiming. What protests are racists conducting around the entire country? Genuine question.
I don’t think I’ve seen a supremacist protest with more than maybe a dozen or two idiots there, maybe 3 dozen max.
Did people just forget about Charlottesville? There were literally hundreds of them there, and the police pulled back so they could attack a group of counter protesters who were mainly made up of professors and clergymen.
"Counterprotests began with an interfaith, interracial group of clergy who linked arms, prayed, and sang songs of peace,[158] such as “This Little Light of Mine”.[159] Later in the day, counterprotesters chanted slogans including “Kill All Nazis”[160] and “punch a Nazi in the mouth”.[161] The armed leftist group Redneck Revolt[162] posted on their website: “To the fascists and all who stand with them, we’ll be seeing you in Virginia.”[163] Harvard professor Cornel West, who organized some of the counter-demonstrators, said that a group of “20 of us who were standing, many of them clergy, we would have been crushed like cockroaches if it were not for the anarchists and the anti-fascists who approached, over 300, 350 anti-fascists”. West stated, “The neofascists had their own ammunition. And this is very important to keep in mind, because the police, for the most part, pulled back.”
there’s very few places where they feel emboldened enough to actually do that without fear of retribution from fellow citizens.
They don’t fear their fellow citizens because the police protect them whenever they bite off a piece a bit too big for them to chew. Even in one of the most progressive cities in the US, there were literally street fights between fascist and anti fascist for like 2 years. There’s a reason none of the cops who patrol Portland don’t live in the city, everyone knows they despise the place.
news just isn’t covering it. Correct me if I’m wrong.
I think it’s just one of the many things people have forgotten about the time prior to COVID. If you recall during the Trump administration, anti fascist were on the news cycle every day, mostly being portrayed as violent extremists.
Racism in policing are inseparable and thinly veiled even from within the leo community. There’s a reason why black police officers have segregated “fraternal orders” all around the nation, even in “liberal” cities.
I think that has more to do with location and numbers vs a general rule of thumb applicable to the entirety of the country. I don’t think I’ve seen a supremacist protest with more than maybe a dozen or two idiots there, maybe 3 dozen max. And there’s very few places where they feel emboldened enough to actually do that without fear of retribution from fellow citizens. Jan 6th being the biggest exception, of course. That was more of a coup attempt than a typical protest, though.
Maybe I’m out of the loop though and this is a growing problem and the news just isn’t covering it. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Jan 6th didn’t even get suppressed and broken up by police. The police gave a tiny bit of resistance that day compared to similarly sized peaceful protests against racism and Israel’s genocide until the Jan 6th protestors assaulted the cops.
Cops responding to actual violence isn’t suppressing and breaking up a protest.
I specifically mentioned Jan 6th being an exception. I was talking about the generality the post’s image is claiming. What protests are racists conducting around the entire country? Genuine question.
Openly racist rallies are increasing: https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7byyd/2024-election-neo-nazis-visible-on-streets
Any MAGA rally is inherently racist based on their anti immigrant rhetoric being aimed at Hispanic and Latino immigrants.
That was a pretty chilling article, thanks for the link.
Did people just forget about Charlottesville? There were literally hundreds of them there, and the police pulled back so they could attack a group of counter protesters who were mainly made up of professors and clergymen.
"Counterprotests began with an interfaith, interracial group of clergy who linked arms, prayed, and sang songs of peace,[158] such as “This Little Light of Mine”.[159] Later in the day, counterprotesters chanted slogans including “Kill All Nazis”[160] and “punch a Nazi in the mouth”.[161] The armed leftist group Redneck Revolt[162] posted on their website: “To the fascists and all who stand with them, we’ll be seeing you in Virginia.”[163] Harvard professor Cornel West, who organized some of the counter-demonstrators, said that a group of “20 of us who were standing, many of them clergy, we would have been crushed like cockroaches if it were not for the anarchists and the anti-fascists who approached, over 300, 350 anti-fascists”. West stated, “The neofascists had their own ammunition. And this is very important to keep in mind, because the police, for the most part, pulled back.”
They don’t fear their fellow citizens because the police protect them whenever they bite off a piece a bit too big for them to chew. Even in one of the most progressive cities in the US, there were literally street fights between fascist and anti fascist for like 2 years. There’s a reason none of the cops who patrol Portland don’t live in the city, everyone knows they despise the place.
I think it’s just one of the many things people have forgotten about the time prior to COVID. If you recall during the Trump administration, anti fascist were on the news cycle every day, mostly being portrayed as violent extremists.
Racism in policing are inseparable and thinly veiled even from within the leo community. There’s a reason why black police officers have segregated “fraternal orders” all around the nation, even in “liberal” cities.